tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post307256094579916387..comments2024-03-27T11:45:40.393+00:00Comments on Cheese and Biscuits: The Rib Room, KnightsbridgeChris Poplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-5191921538104820782011-11-15T22:56:27.831+00:002011-11-15T22:56:27.831+00:00Nice review as per, but to suggest 'the green ...Nice review as per, but to suggest 'the green lantern' was financially successful is unfortunately inaccurate ( for the producers, not for those who wisely avoided it)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-59632397831891264102011-11-15T16:20:24.663+00:002011-11-15T16:20:24.663+00:00This seems like a cool place but I am not really s...This seems like a cool place but I am not really sure with the food. Looks like I prefer some simple yet tasty ones.italy travelhttp://www.touritalynow.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-25874976544639299042011-11-15T15:12:36.117+00:002011-11-15T15:12:36.117+00:00@Donald Edwards - I suppose it is possible! I gues...@Donald Edwards - I suppose it is possible! I guess the advice would be to send them back if milky, shouldn't really happen.Nick Lomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121179953421841062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-31256542067189909392011-11-15T11:10:54.243+00:002011-11-15T11:10:54.243+00:00@Nick Loman re. Milkiness in oysters, given how un...@Nick Loman re. Milkiness in oysters, given how unseasonably warm it's been recently I wouldn't be surprised if the rocks have been tricked into spatting..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839832534283491836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-68516652652243238052011-11-14T16:00:28.410+00:002011-11-14T16:00:28.410+00:00"Milkiness" in oysters is what happens w..."Milkiness" in oysters is what happens when they are spawning. In the UK this happens during the summer months and is one of the reasons we don't have natives during that time.<br /><br />If your oysters were milky in November I would wonder if that means they are from the southern hemisphere. I had exactly this experience in late October in Australia.<br /><br />Really there is no excuse not to be serving Colchester natives at this time of year, and certainly at those price points (not that Mersea oysters are particularly dear anyway).Nick Lomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121179953421841062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-18755384789950731342011-11-14T14:02:59.789+00:002011-11-14T14:02:59.789+00:00Just to follow up on the comments by Hugh and Kave...Just to follow up on the comments by Hugh and Kavey, I tend to to turn down all invites, I find invited reviewing takes almost all the pleasure out of dining. In light of that, well done on a good review - it sounds fair and thoughtful. That said, I wouldn't choose to go there, but then I wouldn't have anyway. For the price I know I can get ace food elsewhere, and that part of town has never been a favourite place to eat out in.The Grubwormhttp://www.thegrubworm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-25811211680329531562011-11-14T14:00:46.213+00:002011-11-14T14:00:46.213+00:00Having been pre-refurb (on a work gig), I felt ver...Having been pre-refurb (on a work gig), I felt very much the same way. OK, reasonable "hotel" quality, but not worth troubling Mr Visa to do so.<br /><br />Though judging from the pictures, the refurb is more akin to changing the curtains than gutting the gaff.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064991541722003332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-32173104960567087252011-11-14T14:00:13.350+00:002011-11-14T14:00:13.350+00:00Lizzie: The sad fact is, Goodman or Hawksmoor woul...Lizzie: The sad fact is, Goodman or Hawksmoor would have been quite a bit cheaper - the Goodman 250g British grass-fed fillet is £26. Here it's £38...<br /><br />Hugh/Kavey: Completely take your point(s), I suppose curiosity simply got the better of me in this case. Don't regret it, but as I said, not going back under my own steam. As for press photos, yes unusual for me but you really should see the photos I took on Friday. Like something out of a David Cronenberg movie.Chris Poplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-24627546859312198612011-11-14T13:36:03.102+00:002011-11-14T13:36:03.102+00:00I've done the same as Hugh on a number of occa...I've done the same as Hugh on a number of occasions when invited to review restaurants. If it's somewhere I'd normally consider going (or would like to go if I had the budget) I accept. If it's not the kind of place I'd ever normally choose to go, I tend not to as I figure I can't judge it fairly according to its target audience.<br /><br />That said, and again echoing Hugh, your write up has balanced your personal viewpoint against the point that it's not your kind of place.Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-58458505822507526602011-11-14T13:29:54.205+00:002011-11-14T13:29:54.205+00:00I must say, that salad does look jolly nice.I must say, that salad does look jolly nice.Olliehttp://oliverthring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-55844055554178072192011-11-14T13:25:18.043+00:002011-11-14T13:25:18.043+00:00Interesting point about "I would never have g...Interesting point about "I would never have gone had I not been invited". As you know I try to avoid getting too bogged down in the whole 'blogger freebies: should we or shouldn't we?' debate, but one question I always ask myself before accepting any invitation is: Is this a restaurant that I would ordinarily have gone to? If the answer's no, I don't go, as I don't feel that I could write interestingly, enthusiastically or objectively about somewhere I've only gone to because it's free and it will generate a post.<br /><br />Clearly that's not the case here - your post is as usual very fair and well thought-out - but I do wonder if your experience might have been a little doomed from the start as you only went, by your own admission, for the sake of it?<br /><br />Glad to see you using the press photos too. If only more people would do that, and stop taking pictures of and during their meal...but that, of course, is a whole <i>other</i> debate... ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948980890459312618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-10336968021815513012011-11-14T13:24:57.546+00:002011-11-14T13:24:57.546+00:00The food sounds terribly boring for the money. Haw...The food sounds terribly boring for the money. Hawksmoor / Goodman is about the same price, though perhaps not as sparkly and cossetting.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.com